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The Missing in Action Memorial Plaque is dedicated to the 43 Korean War veterans who remain on the battlefields of North Korea. Of the 340 Australian servicemen killed during the Korean War, 43 were classified as missing.

The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. It was primarily the result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II. After the war ended, the presence of Australians in Korea continued with a peacekeeping force until 1957.

Details

Monument Type:

Plaque

Monument Theme:

Conflict

Sub-Theme:

Korea

Actual Event STart Date:

20-June-1950

Actual Event End Date:

27-July-1953

Dedication

Front Inscription

LEST WE FORGET
OUR COMRADES WHO REMAIN ON THE BATTLEFIELD OF NORTH KOREA
ARMY
ARMY 1-2-3 RAR
(Names)RAAF
RAAF-77 SQUADRON
(Names)RAN
RAN - FLEET AIR ARM- 805 SQUADRON
(Names)MISSING IN ACTION THEIR SOULS FINDING THEIR WAY HOMEThis Plaque Was Generously Donated By Guardian Funerals As A Community Service Project